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Company manager sentenced for obstructing union rights
Hikmet Adal
reports
Company manager sentenced for obstructing union rights
Company manager sentenced for obstructing union rights
A biogas company executive was sentenced to prison, but the sentence was later converted into a monetary fine.
3 March 2025 Hikmet Adal
How Öcalan's call for PKK's disbandment echoed in Diyarbakır
Evrim Deniz
reports
How Öcalan's call for PKK's disbandment echoed in Diyarbakır
How Öcalan's call for PKK's disbandment echoed in Diyarbakır
After Öcalan’s long-awaited call, the people of Diyarbakır left the square with mixed emotions. The early Newroz excitement had given way to a sense of *bittersweet joy* and *uncertainty.*
28 February 2025 Evrim Deniz
LGBTI+ activist İris Mozalar acquitted of ‘inciting hatred’ charge over social media post
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
LGBTI+ activist İris Mozalar acquitted of ‘inciting hatred’ charge over social media post
LGBTI+ activist İris Mozalar acquitted of ‘inciting hatred’ charge over social media post
Mozalar faced charges after criticizing violence against the refugee community in the Kayseri province.
26 February 2025
Detentions targeting pro-Kurdish group protested at İstanbul Courthouse
Ruken Tuncel
reports
Detentions targeting pro-Kurdish group protested at İstanbul Courthouse
Detentions targeting pro-Kurdish group protested at İstanbul Courthouse
"They are now trying to criminalize an organization founded 14 years ago. But their efforts are in vain—none of our comrades in HDK are criminals," said Meral Danış-Beştaş, co-spokesperson of the HDK.
21 February 2025 Ruken Tuncel
Detention extended for journalists after mass raids
Detention extended for journalists after mass raids
An investigation targets the Peoples' Democratic Congress, an umbrella organization of pro-Kurdish and leftist groups, over its alleged ties to the PKK.
19 February 2025
Teenager labeled ‘terrorist’ by Interior Ministry acquitted in court
Teenager labeled ‘terrorist’ by Interior Ministry acquitted in court
19 February 2025
Talent manager Ayşe Barım remains in custody after court overturns release decision
Talent manager Ayşe Barım remains in custody after court overturns release decision
The Council of Judges and Prosecutors has launched an investigation into the judge who ruled for her release.
18 February 2025
Dozens detained in raids targeting pro-Kurdish, leftist groups
Dozens detained in raids targeting pro-Kurdish, leftist groups
Political party members, journalists and activists are among the detained in an investigation targeting the Peoples’ Democratic Congress.
18 February 2025
Marmara University student suspended after protest against ties with Israeli university
Abbas Vural
reports
Marmara University student suspended after protest against ties with Israeli university
Marmara University student suspended after protest against ties with Israeli university
The school administration suspended the student for one month due to allegedly "damaging the honor and dignity of university staff."
13 February 2025 Abbas Vural
Three acquitted in Gezi Park case retrial
Three acquitted in Gezi Park case retrial
The three defendants were previously sentenced to 18 years in prison for "attempting to overthrow the government" in the case concerning the massive anti-government protests in 2013.
11 February 2025
Turkey’s last Armenian village faces expropriation threat
Vecih Cuzdan
reports
Turkey’s last Armenian village faces expropriation threat
Turkey’s last Armenian village faces expropriation threat
The locals are concerned that a new post-earthquake housing project could lead to a change in the demographics of the village.
31 January 2025 Vecih Cuzdan
Talent manager Ayşe Barım arrested as monopoly probe shifts to government overthrow charges
Talent manager Ayşe Barım arrested as monopoly probe shifts to government overthrow charges
The initial scrutiny of Barım's alleged monopolization of the entertainment industry was followed by a criminal investigation linking her to the 2013 Gezi Park protests.
28 January 2025
Turkish intelligence leads operation targeting illegal access to citizenship data
Turkish intelligence leads operation targeting illegal access to citizenship data
Concerns over large-scale data breaches involving Turkish citizens’ information have surfaced multiple times in recent years.
27 January 2025
82-year-old ill prisoner released under supervision
82-year-old ill prisoner released under supervision
Arslan was jailed in 2021 after her sentence for "membership in a terrorist organization" was upheld.
27 January 2025
Union representatives assaulted at Ankara private school for protesting illegal classes
Union representatives assaulted at Ankara private school for protesting illegal classes
The school reportedly continues classes during the midterm break.
23 January 2025
Iranian rapper sentenced to death after deportation from Turkey
Iranian rapper sentenced to death after deportation from Turkey
The 37-year-old artist, who lived in İstanbul from 2018 to 2023, was deported to Iran by Turkish authorities in December, despite his pending asylum application.
21 January 2025
Journalist among detained in raids targeting leftist groups
Journalist among detained in raids targeting leftist groups
At least 12 people were detained in the raids.
21 January 2025
Turkish Medical Association reacts to appointment of trustees
Turkish Medical Association reacts to appointment of trustees
The Turkish Medical Association described the recent developments as “a sign that both the people’s right to vote and stand for election is being deliberately and constantly being disregarded, and that the judiciary system is being weaponized in line with political interests”.
15 January 2025
Protest in Beşiktaş: Women’s murders no coincidence, but result of male violence
Protest in Beşiktaş: Women’s murders no coincidence, but result of male violence
“Women’s murderers are carried out not only by ‘perverts, murderous souls, drug addicts or the psychologically impaired’” say women in statement emphasizing that women’s murders are political
23 December 2024
7 journalists among arrested following Istanbul protests
7 journalists among arrested following Istanbul protests
59 detained at protest in Istanbul following the killing in northern Syria of two Kurdish journalists -9 arrested.
23 December 2024
MHP speaker allows Kurdish MP to address parliament in Kurdish
MHP speaker allows Kurdish MP to address parliament in Kurdish
Ayşegül Doğan’s Kurdish words were recorded in the parliamentary minutes as “Non-Turkish words were expressed by the speaker in this section.”
18 December 2024
Education inequality deepens as students crammed into tiny containers in post-quake Malatya
Belgizar Abiri Şimşek
reports
Education inequality deepens as students crammed into tiny containers in post-quake Malatya
Education inequality deepens as students crammed into tiny containers in post-quake Malatya
Thousands of students living in container cities in Malatya struggle to keep up with those living in their homes.
16 December 2024 Belgizar Abiri Şimşek
Folk musician Pınar Aydınlar detained for displaying poster of Dersim rebellion leader at concert
Folk musician Pınar Aydınlar detained for displaying poster of Dersim rebellion leader at concert
Aydınlar commemorated Seyid Rıza, the leader of the Dersim rebellion during the early years of the Republic, who was executed in 1937.
13 December 2024
Diyarbakır courts order confiscation of pro-Kurdish publications
Diyarbakır courts order confiscation of pro-Kurdish publications
The publications were seized without an order during police raids in September.
12 December 2024
'One in four children in Turkey goes to school hungry'
Tuğçe Yılmaz
interview
'One in four children in Turkey goes to school hungry'
'One in four children in Turkey goes to school hungry'
We spoke with the Sulukule Volunteers Association about their efforts to support equal opportunities in education, the positive effects of providing one free meal at schools on children, and their proposed solutions to address this issue.
5 December 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz
Kurdish poet İlhan Sami Çomak released from prison after 30 years
Kurdish poet İlhan Sami Çomak released from prison after 30 years
“I had imagined being freed on a brighter and sunnier day, seeing the light in my loved ones’ eyes in a different atmosphere. But this is good too—I’m free at last," Çomak said upon his release.
27 November 2024
Journalist Erdoğan Alayumat strip-searched in police custody
Journalist Erdoğan Alayumat strip-searched in police custody
“We will continue to show that journalism is not a crime, no matter where we are. We will persist until those in power understand this,” Alyumat said in a message conveyed through his attorneys.
27 November 2024
Detainees forced to listen to Turkish nationalist song during trustee protests, says rights group
Detainees forced to listen to Turkish nationalist song during trustee protests, says rights group
Hundreds of people have been detained in protests against the government’s takeover of pro-Kurdish municipalities in early November.
22 November 2024
New six-month lawyer visit ban on PKK leader Öcalan
New six-month lawyer visit ban on PKK leader Öcalan
Öcalan’s lawyers plan to appeal the decision to Turkey’s Constitutional Court.
21 November 2024
Top court rules denying citizens passport unconstitutional
Top court rules denying citizens passport unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court has annulled a provision of the law that allows the Interior Ministry to deny passports to those whose departure from the country is deemed impermissible.
21 November 2024
Prisoner subjected to experiments by Muazzez İlmiye Çığ’s foundation: 'It was like Mengele's work'
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Prisoner subjected to experiments by Muazzez İlmiye Çığ’s foundation: 'It was like Mengele's work'
Prisoner subjected to experiments by Muazzez İlmiye Çığ’s foundation: 'It was like Mengele's work'
Memet Sönmez, who was imprisoned after the 1980 coup, shared his experiences of being subjected to questioning and experiments by the HZİ Neuropsychiatry Foundation.
18 November 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz
Arrested lawyer Dilek Ekmekçi begins hunger strike
Arrested lawyer Dilek Ekmekçi begins hunger strike
Ekmekçi was remanded in custody last month. She claims that she was imprisoned because of her fight against the sexual exploitation of children in state care.
18 November 2024
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